8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Charulata (1964)
Charulata (1964)
Overview
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Charulata is a nuanced psychological drama exploring individual loneliness and unfulfilled desires within a 19th-century Bengali household. While it subtly depicts the constraints on women, its focus remains on personal emotional truth and the complexities of human relationships rather than advocating for specific political solutions or societal change, leading to a neutral political bias rating.
The film features an entirely Indian cast, authentic to its 19th-century Bengali setting, and does not involve race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative subtly critiques traditional male roles and societal constraints on women, while also implicitly acknowledging the colonial context without making it a central explicit critique.
Secondary
Charulata is a drama exploring a married woman's intellectual and emotional awakening and her forbidden attraction to her brother-in-law. The narrative does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing entirely on heterosexual relationships and societal constraints of 19th-century Bengal.
The film "Charulata" (1964) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on cisgender characters and their relationships within 19th-century Bengali society, exploring themes of loneliness, intellectualism, and unrequited love without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Charulata" is an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore's novella "Nastanirh." All main characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being altered.
Charulata is a 1964 Indian film based on a Bengali novella. The film features Indian actors portraying characters who are canonically Bengali, aligning with the source material's setting and character origins. There is no evidence of a character's established race being changed.
The film portrays the lives of Hindu characters within their traditional cultural and social context with profound empathy and nuance. It explores personal struggles and societal constraints without depicting Hinduism itself as inherently oppressive or negative, treating the adherents and their world with respect.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.5
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9.3
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